Wanda E. Jandrew French
1928-2019
Newmanstown, PA
Wanda E. Jandrew French 91 of 130 Sweetwater Lane and a former Bolivar resident passed away on
Wednesday August 28, 2019 at home following a lengthy illness. Born May 21, 1928 in Dundee NY she
was the daughter of Meredith and Beulah Smith Tripp. Wanda married Lyle Jandrew on April 22, 1950 in
Bolivar, he preceded her in death in 1986. Wanda later married Robert French in 2001 in Myrtle Beach,
SC. He preceded her in death on September 16, 2013.
Wanda was a graduate of Bolivar Central School class of 1946. She was a self-employed beautician in
Bolivar for twenty-six years. While living in Leesburg, FL and Myrtle Beach SC she was employed by J.C.
Penny’s Store. She was a former member of the Star of the East Chapter 109 O.E.S. Bolivar.
Surviving are four children, Bruce (Rexella) Jandrew of Newmanstown, Marsy Simmons, Barbara Gillian
and Susan Graham, all of Garden Grove CA; 10 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; two Brothers,
Frederick E. (Mary) Tripp of Myrtle Beach, SC and Gerald E. (Jenean) Trip of Denver, CO.; and several
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, Randy Jandrew on Sept. 5, 2000; one sister, Gloria Stohr and one
brother, Robert Tripp.
Friends may call at the Schaffner Funeral Home Inc. Bolivar on Thursday September 5, 2019 from 2-
3P.M. Memorial services will follow visitation at 3 P.M. with Elva Cornell CLM pastor of Bolivar United
Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Maple Lawn Cemetery Bolivar.
Schaffner Funeral Home
